School Bus must be prominently written on the
back and front of every bus carryingschool children.

If it is a hired bus, “ON SCHOOL DUTY” should be
prominently displayed.

No bus belongingan educational institution should carry children excess of its permitted
seating capacity.

Bus must have a first aid box.

Windows of the bus must be fitted with
horizontal grills.

There must be fire extinguisher in every bus.

School name and telephone numbermust be written on the bus.

Doors of the bus should be fitted with reliable
locks.

Every driver of a school busmust have a minimum experience of five years
driving heavy vehicles and must not have any previous record of traffic
offences.

In addition to the driver, there must be another
qualified person in every school bus as provided in Rule 17 of Motor Vehicle
Rules.

To keep school bags safety, there should be
space provided under the seats.

There should be an escort from the school in the
bus, preferably a teacher to ensure safety norms.

Every vehicle, bus/van other transport shall be
permitted to carry school children if it holds a proper permit.

All the vehicles shall be road worthy and carry
Annual Fitness Certificate. All the school buses shall carry insurance
certificate.

All the drivers and conductors of the school
buses shall wear proper uniform and name license number of the said driver and
conductor.

The bus driver shall have proper and valid
license during the time of employment/engagement.

All the school buses shall carry valid pollution
under control certificate.

The school buses/vehicles shall not be permitted
to exceed the speed of max. 50 KMPH in any part of the city.

The buses shall carry a board showingthe name of the school, route and timings
which shall be displayedconspicuouslyon the front of the
bus.

The education institution shall control and man
the traffic in and around the school through their own man power.

In addition to the compliance of following
points may also be ensure by administrative authority of the schools:-

Name, home address with telephone number of
driver must be recorded in your record.

School bus should be inspected byschool authority from time to time.

In case of any lapse/guilt by driver for not
followingthe directions of the Hon’ble
High Court the matter should be reported to police by school authorities.

A list oftheschool buses drivers with
full detail must be forwardedto SHOs concerned.

PROVISION
OF RULE 114(A)

“ 114-A, The owner of bus and the head of
the management of educational institution while carrying school childrenshall comply with the followingdirections namely:-

The school buses shall be properly maintained,
should be road worthy, should possess the certificate of fitness and insurance
certificate, not emanate smoke beyond permissible limit. It should be manned by
trained, experienced and well versed driver provided with attendant or
conductor.

Every vehicle, bus, van or such other means of
transport, carrying school children shall hold a proper permit/permission.

The bus driver engaged should have at least 5
years driving experience.

The bus driver should nothave been challanedfor more than three times for traffic
violation like jumping red light, improper parking, violating stop line,
unauthorized lane changing,